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39th Chinese naval escort taskforce returns home port

PLA Daily

Source: China Military Online
Editor: Huang Panyue

2022-03-10 11:14:32

JINAN, Mar. 10 -- On March 9, the 39th Chinese naval escort taskforce returned to a naval port in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, completing its escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. The mission lasted 165 days, with a voyage of more than 90,000 nautical miles, during which the escort tasks for 28 batches of 48 Chinese and foreign ships were efficiently carried out.

The 39th Chinese naval escort task force, comprised of the guided-missile destroyer Urumqi (Hull 118), the guided-missile frigate Yantai (Hull 538), and the comprehensive supply ship Taihu (Hull 889), set sail from a military port in Qingdao on September 26, 2021.

During the escort mission, the task force has adopted various methods to ensure the safety of the escorted ships, and devoted to safeguarding the security of international maritime trade routes and regional peace and stability.



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